I'm using my personal mbp as my developer machine as well. Should I download x7 or wait for full release? Concerned that it'll be so buggy I cant do other work on it!?
should I download Xcode 7 on home mac?
Feel free to download and try out Xcode 7. It should coexist just fine with Xcode 6, with the following caveats:
- Close any production projects in Xcode 6 every time before opening Xcode 7. You most likely don't want Xcode 7 opening them and automatically "upgrading" things automatically.
- Keep Xcode 6 around if you have live apps or otherwise might need to submit code to production before Xcode 7 / iOS 9 goes public in the fall.
And of course, use source control and regular full backups in case something is different this time.
You can't submit apps to the store using it, you can only use it to look ahead thru a slightly foggy lens to see how your apps might be affected under iOS 9, which is beta itself and still evolving.
As for buggy, it won't hamper use of, and can sit alongside of, the current Xcode 6.3.2.
Don't be afraid of it, just know if you're working on shipping apps, Xcode 6.3.2 is your friend right now.